Offerings Of The Spirit

I read this book about ten years ago, and even to this day I value the words written there. The story takes you on a spiritual journey, it gently nudges you to believe in your dreams and reminds you of who you really are. Here are some of my fav quotes from the book :

"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense."

"And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have on meaning."

" The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of this wisdom. That's what I mean by action."

"Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

"There is only one way to learn," the alchemist answered. "It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey."